West Bank

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Israeli settlers torch mosque in West Bank village of Jiljilya

Residents of Jiljilya, north of Ramallah, awoke on 17 June to find their mosque set alight overnight, with burnt tyres, Hebrew graffiti reading "revenge" and extensive damage left behind in an area of the occupied West Bank where Israelis are prohibited from entering.

17/06/2026

Climate

How climate change is fuelling disease and displacement in Gaza

Climate adaptation should become an integrated part of aid efforts, as the cost of conflict and global warming collide, according to one expert.

29/05/2026

West Bank

Palestinians gather to commemorate 78th anniversary of the Nakba

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip marked the 78th anniversary of the Nakba, a defining moment in Palestinian history dating back to 1948, when hundreds of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes, villages and land, becoming refugees.

12/05/2026

West Bank

Palestinians vote in West Bank and central Gaza municipal elections

The elections, held in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in Gaza's Deir al-Balah, are taking place against the backdrop of a highly volatile political and security environment.

25/04/2026

The Cube

Does a video show Israeli soldiers pushing bodies from a rooftop?

Footage appearing to show Israeli soldiers handling bodies on a rooftop in the West Bank has gone viral, amassing millions of views. However, the video is old and dates back to September 2024.

15/04/2026

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Israel needs to stop encouraging settler violence, Palestinian FM says

Palestinian foreign minister told Euronews Israel should protect Palestinians in the West Bank as the occupier, and that instead the government supports settler violence. She also said the Iran war had further marginalised Palestinian aspirations to statehood.

13/04/2026

West Bank

West Bank stages general strike against new Israeli death penalty law

Thousands marched to protest the passing of the law, which critics have slammed as unjust and demanded it immediately been scrapped.

01/04/2026

West Bank

Exclusive: Israel to crack down on settler violence in the West Bank

A document from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office seen by Euronews outlines unprecedented measures against settler violence as the army is set to pull some troops away from Lebanon to the West Bank to rein in Jewish extremists.

29/03/2026

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Banksy's hotel in Bethlehem reopens after two years

A guest house filled with Banksy's artwork has reopened in Bethlehem after a two-year closure due to the Gaza war.

26/12/2025

West Bank

Israel approves proposal for 19 new Jewish settlements in West Bank

The decision is a harsh blow to the Palestinian state and brings the total number of new settlements over the past few years to 69.

21/12/2025

West Bank

Video shows Israeli army kill two Palestinians on apparent surrender

Israel claims the two men were terrorists, while Palestinians allege the incident represented extrajudicial killing.

28/11/2025

West Bank

Israel plans to seize major archaeological site in the West Bank

The move coincided with the establishment of a new illegal outpost by Israeli settlers near Bethlehem and comes as the Israeli government faces growing pressure to crackdown on settler violence.

21/11/2025

West Bank

Denying return of Palestinians to West Bank a war crime, HRW says

A new report by Human Rights Watch finds that Israel committed war crimes in its ground offensive in the West Bank earlier this year, after tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were denied return after hostilities ended.

20/11/2025

West Bank

Israel to close West Bank-Jordan border crossing, officials say

The Allenby Crossing is the sole entry and exit point for Palestinians from the West Bank travelling abroad by land.

23/09/2025

West Bank

Israeli army raids Oscar-winning Palestinian director's West Bank home

Basel Adra co-directed the film No Other Land, a joint Palestinian-Israeli production that chronicles the struggle by residents to stop the Israeli military from demolishing the occupied West Bank's Masafer Yatta.

14/09/2025

Business

Scottish brewer helps Palestine beer make its way from West Bank to UK

Since the war began, the Israeli crackdown has hit the West Bank industry and economy hard, forcing bars, restaurants and hotels to close.

12/09/2025

West Bank

Israel's PM signs controversial E1 West Bank settlement expansion plan

The plan, on an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, has been under consideration for more than two decades but was frozen due to US pressure during previous administrations.

11/09/2025

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Israeli forces raid Nablus as West Bank violence intensifies

Israeli forces carried out a raid in the city of Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Wednesday, firing tear gas from armoured vehicles as young Palestinians threw stones and hurled the canisters back.

28/08/2025

West Bank

West Bank settlement project approved as IDF begins Gaza City assault

Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement project in the occupied West Bank that would effectively cut the territory in two. Meanwhile, the IDF said it had begun the first stages of its planned assault to seize Gaza City.

21/08/2025

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Palestinians mourn the 11 victims of an attack in Khan Younis

Palestinians gathered in mourning on Monday after an Israeli airstrike hit a two-storey house in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killing at least 11 people, according to Nasser Hospital.

28/07/2025

West Bank

Israeli settlers set fire at military base in the West Bank

On Wednesday, three Palestinians were killed when Jewish settlers stormed the West Bank village of Karf Malik.

30/06/2025

West Bank

Israel approves construction of 22 new West Bank settlements

The expansion will include the legalisation of outposts already established by Israeli settlers without official Israeli government approval.

29/05/2025

Europe News

Kallas asks for probe after IDF fires near foreign diplomats in Jenin

The Israeli military said in a statement that while the visit had been approved, the delegation “deviated from the approved route” and Israeli soldiers fired warning shots into the air to distance them from the area.

21/05/2025

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Families flee Nur Shams refugee camp as Israel plans more demolitions

Mattresses strapped to car roofs, families fled the Nur Shams refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday, ahead of a planned wave of demolitions.

06/05/2025

West Bank

Dozens displaced as the IDF demolishes homes in West Bank village

Israel informed Palestinian officials on 1 May that it planned to carry out the demolition of 106 buildings in the West Bank’s Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, citing “military purposes”.

06/05/2025

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Oscar-winning filmmaker attacked by Israeli settlers

Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal was attacked by Israeli settlers, according to activists and witnesses and later detained by the military in the occupied West Bank before being released on Tuesday.

25/03/2025